Sourdough Mini Baguette is one recipe I have been contemplating for a while now. When I did my sourdough beginner class, many students asked for an advanced class. But I am not confident enough to do an advanced class, but I am sure my experiments will help a lot. I…
If you had cream rolls during your childhood, then this post will definitely bring you back memories. Where we lived, in bakeries, we used to get cream buns and cream filled cones, but still they were breads and not puff pastry. Puffs were always available as spicy with delicious potato…
When I started writing Baking Basics, I had no idea that it would be a popular page in my blog. Most of the beginners who read my baking basics find it so useful and when I hear those nice great reviews about the page, I am inspired to write more.…
Who doesn’t love puff pastry. Those who get the ready made puff pastry sheets can whip up easy snacks in minutes but those who don’t get it surely need to make it at home. Home made sheets are so much better (or the best) when compared to commercially available ones.…
My daughter loves roasted cashews. But what we get at bakeries is full of chilly powder and it is very hot. So to make a plain salted version of those roasted cashewnuts, I tried this at home. Instead of deep frying the nuts, I opted for a more healthier method – I…
Have you ever tried using lotus seeds in cooking. I have seen some subzi recipes around the blog world but never tried it myself. Once I saw a pack of these seeds in Nilgiris and I bought them home with out any idea of what to do. Then when blog…
If you have started baking recently, you will be having so many doubts about trivial things. But clearing those doubts is most important in getting the perfect results in baking. That is what I am trying to write in all my Baking Basics posts. Today we will see about lining…
Greasing and dusting a cake pan is very important in baking. This ensures that the cake doesn’t stick to the sides or bottom of the cake tin and you get a whole cake when the procedure is done properly. I baked a cake in the loose bottomed cake pan today.…